Photos: Hockey World Cup: These 2 arenas will be played, will be proud to know the specialty 2023

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PKBnews India Edited by: Anup Dev Singh

Updated: January 11, 2023 | IST

FIH Hockey World Cup 2024 is being held in India. The tournament will be held from January 13 to 29 in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.

India hosted the Hockey World Cup for the second time in a row. This is the first time the World Hockey Championship has been held in two cities. Of the total 44 matches in the tournament, 24 including the final will be played at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. And the remaining 20 matches will be held at Birsa Munda ground in Rourkela. Both of these stadiums are world-class stadiums in the world of hockey. (Naveen Patnaik’s Twitter)

Birsa Munda Stadium is the largest hockey stadium in the world. The stadium is spread over 15 acres of land within the Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) campus. In 2018, when India hosted this World Cup, it was decided to place the stadium here. The Chief Minister of Odisha laid the foundation stone of the stadium in February 2021. (Naveen Patnaik Twitter)

In addition to the main field, this stadium also has a fitness center, hydrotherapy pool, dressing and changing rooms, and connecting tunnel. At the same time, a “village” has been created for players with 250 rooms. There are six gates to enter and exit the stadium. (Naveen Patnaik’s Twitter)

Although Kalinga Stadium was built in 1978, it has undergone many renovations in the past few years, after which it became the home field of many football teams. Apart from the Indian hockey teams, these grounds are also home to ISL’s Odisha FC and. Until 2022, it is also the home ground of I-League club Indian Arrows. (Odisha Sports Twitter)

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Sports tournaments such as athletics, football, hockey, tennis, table tennis, basketball, volleyball and swimming are held at this field. The spectator capacity of this stadium is 15 thousand. All matches of the most recent World Cup held in 2018 were held here. Kalinga Stadium currently has a capacity of 15,000 spectators. (Naveen Patnaik’s Twitter)